DAFA August 22nd



Bark cloth expert Lesli Robertson to speak August 22

AUGUST MEETING

Monday, Aug. 22, at The

Point, Center for Arts and

Education on the campus

of C.C. Young.

Lesli Roberson, in Uganda working with Bark Cloth artisans

Lesli Robertson of the University

of North Texas will

present “Material Evolution:

Ugandan Bark Cloth” at

DAFA’s next meeting on Monday,

Aug. 22. Program chair

Linda Disosway says that Robertson

will describe a journey

that began in 2005, eventually

leading her back to Uganda four

more times.

Robertson, a senior lecturer of

fibers at UNT in Denton, will

introduce the people, places, and

textile arts that have been a part

of her continued research.

In addition to her teaching,

Robertson actively exhibits her

artwork nationally, while developing

community programs

and research links to the arts of

Uganda.

 For more information, please visit the website of the Dallas Area Fiber Artists @ www.dallasfiberartists.org/